Kristen A.

Springfield, Virginia, United States

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About me
Director, Cogent Security Consulting
Education
- Criminal justice academy
  2010 - 2011
  Dcjs/ law enforcement certifications top 5 in my graduating class
  Police Academy
- Liberty university
  -
  Bachelor of science - bs psychology
Experience
- Team u s a
  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008
  Athlete
  -63 kilo USA Judo national and international competitor. Ranked #1 in the USA prior to retiring from competition.
- Fairfax county government
  Aug 2010 - Oct 2016
  Police officer ii
- Yamasaki academy - brazilian jiu jitsu
  Jan 2016 - now
  Instructor
  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Judo Academy
- Keypoint government solutions
  Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
  Investigator, retained by operations of personnel management
- General dynamics information technology
  Dec 2017 - Sept 2019
  Investigator mentor/ field trainer, retained by defense counterintelligence security agency
- Securitas critical infrastructure services, inc.
  Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
  Investigator, retained by defense counterintelligence security agency
- Amazon web services (aws)
  Oct 2020 - May 2021
  Aws investigator
- Cogent security consulting
  May 2021 - now
  - Director, HR & Facilities
    Feb 2023 - now
  - Operations Manager
    May 2021 - now
Licenses & Certifications
- Uscca certified instructor
  Uscca
  Aug 2020
- Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt 2°
  International brazilian jiu jitsu federation
  Sept 2017
- Third degree judo black belt
  Usa judo and usjf
  Jan 2004
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Kristen A.
  IBJJF Pan American Champion International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Mar 2018
- Awarded to Kristen A.
  IBJJF Master World Champion International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Aug 2017
- Awarded to Kristen A.
  World Police & Fire Games Champion World Police & Fire Games Jul 2015 Submission Grappling
- Awarded to Kristen A.
  Life Saving Award Fairfax County Police Department 2013
- Awarded to Kristen A.
  Defensive Tactics Award Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy Mar 2011
Volunteer Experience
- Organizer/ Demonstrator
  Issued by Domestic Violence Awareness Challenge on Mar 2015
  Associated with Kristen A.
- Submission Grappling Organizer
  Issued by Fairfax 2015 World Police and Fire Games on Jun 2015
  Associated with Kristen A.
- Lead Instructor
  Issued by Cvent on Oct 2018
  Associated with Kristen A.
- Lead Instructor
  Issued by Self Defense and Situational Awareness on Jan 2019
  Associated with Kristen A.
- Northern Virginia Adoption Coordinator/ Board of Directors NoVa Representative
  Issued by Bully Paws Rescue on Jan 2008
  Associated with Kristen A.